A CASE OF STABBING. 
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she being again choked. I took nay probang, and went to see her, 
when I found her in much the same condition as before. The pro- 
bang was again resorted to, and she was relieved. Gruel diet 
was renewed until the 29th, when she was again allowed mash 
and hay. No sooner, however, had she eaten it than she com- 
menced shewing symptoms of vomiting. I then informed Mr. W. 
it was my opinion a pocket had formed in the oesophagus, at its 
lower end, which would defy all our means of remedy; and there- 
fore she had better be slaughtered. He at once agreed to this, and 
the next day it was carried into effect. 
On post-mortem examination, the lower part of the oesophagus 
was found ruptured, from the cardiac orifice to the extent you see 
upwards in the specimen which I send you, and filled with masti- 
cated food. Within the rumen were two balls, the size of the one 
now in the oesophagus, which had been forced there by the pro- 
bang ; though it is not above half the magnitude now as when first 
taken from the cow, it having from drying become contracted. You 
will, however, be able to see the nature of the disorder. 
[To be continued.] 
A CASE OF STABBING WITH A STABLE FORK. 
By John Younghusband, V.S., Greystoke. 
To the Editor of “ The Veterinarian .” 
Dear Sir, — In perusing your leading article on the rise and age 
of The Veterinarian in the January No., it struck me that I 
had not carried out my intentions with that candour and fervency 
which I ought to have done, taking into account the favours 
bestowed upon me through that periodical by its talented Editors. 
I therefore purpose, as a small mark of respect, to send you a case 
of a brutal attack committed upon that noble and useful animal the 
horse by one whom I designate by the name of a vile miscreant in 
the shape of a human being. 
The light of so small a star as mine can only shew itself in the 
profession as one of the minor class ; nevertheless, I will, as far as 
lies in my power, cause it to shine amidst the more brilliant lumi- 
naries of the professional hemisphere, and not, as I am fearful some 
of the major class do, keep my rays hid under a bushel. 
Oct. 24, 1847. — I was called to visit a mare of the Scotch cart 
breed that had received two severe wounds contiguous to the lower 
border of the short ribs, and was beginning to shew symptoms of 
